Cork-puller.



A. FORTENBAUGH.

CORK FULLER.

APPLICATION man JUNE 29. 1914. RENEWED NOV. 15. 1915.

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ALBERT EORTENBAUGH, on BALrI'Monn, MARYLAND.

CORK-FULLER.

1 b all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT FORTEN- BAUGH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Baltimore, in the State of Mary land, have invented certain new and use ful Improvements in Cork-Pullers3 and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in cork pullers and more particularly to that type which are permanently attached to a cork and are readily accessible so that the cork may be easily removed without injury thereto and thus used a number of times.

Another object of my invention is to pro vide a cork in which a loop of wire or suitably stiff twine is secured to the cork and arranged so that it may be readily grasped to effect the removal of the cork from a bottle.

Another object is to provide novel means to prevent said wire or cord from being pulled out of the cork in the act of removing the cork, said means being arranged in a novel manner relative to the cork and not interfering with the placing or removal of the cork.

Another object is to provide a cork puller of the character described that is of simple construction, is reliable and eflicient in operation and inexpensive to manufacture.

The above and additional'objects are ac complished by such means as are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, described in the following specification and then more particularly pointed out as claimed.

WVith reference to the drawings, wherein I have illustrated the preferred embodiment of my invention as it is reduced to practice, and throughout the several views of which similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts, Figure 1 is a sectional view through a bottle neck showing my puller applied and broken away, Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional View taken on line 2 2 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken through the cork adj acent to the upper end thereof.

Referring to the drawings by characters of reference A designates the neck of a bottle and B a cork of the ordinary type. Formed in the cork B longitudinally therethrough is an opening 1 that communicates Specification of Letters Patent. patgnted J ne 211) 1916 Application filed June 29, 1914, Seria1 No. 848,041.

Renewed November 15, 1915. Serial No. 61,686.

at its lower end with a recess 2 arranged adjacent to the lower end of the cork. The recess 2 is elongated and at its outer end communicates with a concavity 3 formed in the under face of the cork. Mounted within this concavity 3 is a substantially spherical button l that fits snugly within the concavity and has mounted thereon an "eye 5ivl1ich eye extends into the elongated recess 2. A wire, cord or other suitable flexible element 6 is secured as at 7 to the eye 5 of the button 1 and extended through the opening 1 in the cord 3'and formed into a loop 8 that is arranged exteriorly of the cork B and is of sufficient size to enable insertion of the finger to effect the removal of the cork. This flexible element 6 may be ofany suitable material and formed in any desired manner but so that a loop 8 is formed and the element is connected with the eye 5 on the button, 4:. The button 4 is preferably made of porcelain or some other suitable material so as to not become injured or affect the contents of said bottle in which the cork is placed. The button fits snugly within the cork and prevents pulling out of the flexible element 6 and also prevents the contents of the bottle from having access to the metal eyelet 5 on the button 4 thus preventing injury thereto should the bottle contain an acid or similar substance which is injurious to metal. The cork B when placed within a bottle c0ntain- I ing carbonated water or other liquid from which gases arise will not be forced from the neck of the bottle by the gases within the bottle inasmuch as the pressure of the gases upon the button 4: causes the inner end of the cork to expand and grips the bore of the bottle. The gases push the button against the cork and cause expansion thereof and at the same time provides a tighter seal for the bottle.

It will be readily seen that I have provided a simple, neat and effective device that will eliminate all objectionable features relative to the extracting of corks from bottles and will permit removal or extraction of the cork in a reliable and expeditious manner without injuring the cork in any way. With cork pullers of the character described the corks may be used a great number of times. i

In practice, I have found that the form of my invention, illustrated in the drawings and referred to in the above description, as

tion, and arrangement of parts may be resorted to, whenrequired, Without sacrificing any of the advantages of my invention, as set forth.

WVhatis claimed is The combination of a cork having a longitudinal passage therein and having a recess communicating with the lower end of the passage and a concavity disposed below and communicating with the recess, a flexible element extending through the longitudinal passage, a substantially spherical member seated within the concavity, and

having an eye extending into the recess, the

said eye having connection with the lower end of the flexible element whereby to admit extraction of the cork when upward pull is exerted on the flexible element.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALBERT FORTENBAUG H. Witnesses SIMON GREENEBAUM, WILLiAM S. KAUFMAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner 0! Patents.

Washing-ton, D. C. 

